Civil War Test

Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because:

• the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality

• only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention

• economic conditions, agriculture, and interests in each region varied

• early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas

Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because:

• the Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the Northern states

• Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North

• geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations

• Northern states passed affirmative action legislation

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as president during the war was to:

• enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

• end slavery throughout the entire country

• preserve the Union

• encourage sectionalism

In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

• They feared being drafted into the Northern army.

• The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States.

• More factory jobs were available in Canada.

• Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.

The Civil War began with the:

• election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency.

• firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter.

• abolition of slavery in the South.

• declaration of war by President Lincoln.

During the Civil War many women:

• provided medical care for soldiers injured in the war.

• began to serve in the military after Lincoln granted them permission.

• traveled with soldiers to cook meals for them during the war.

• organized protests to call for peace.

According to the chart, which of the following statements is true.

• The South was more advanced in agriculture and industry than the North.

• The North produced 30% less cotton than the South.

• Southern cities could rely on a larger system of roads than the North.

• The North was more industrialized and populated than the South.

As a strategy for winning the Civil War, the Union wanted to:

• cut off the Confederacy’s means of transportation by taking control of the railroads in the South.

• employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy. This was called the Anaconda Plan

• gain control of the Confederate capital in Richmond and force the southern troops to surrender.

• deny the South access to the North by building a wall along the border between North and South.

When the war first broke out the Union and the Confederate armies built up their troops by:

• relying on help from volunteers to serve in the army until they drafted men 18-35..

• using women and children to serve in the army.

• issuing a draft, which forced civilians to serve in the army.

• giving monetary rewards to people willing to serve in the army.

The First Battle of Bull Run:

• showed the Union that the Confederate army was weaker than anticipated.

• demonstrated to the Confederacy the power and strength of the Union army.

• destroyed the Confederacy’s hope of restoring unity without resorting to war.

• shattered the Union’s hope of winning the war quickly and easily.